all of which are not small fetes. this morning sherrod said on tv she would like a phone call from the president. a few hours later, she got just that. they actually tried a few times last night but couldn t get ahold of her because her voice mail was full. no doubt the white house would love to see this be the end of the story and try to talk about some of what they believe are successes this week. but it can t seem to get out of its own way. perhaps it s fitting that it was one year ago today that president obama inartfully weighed in on the arrest of henry louis gates turning a small story into a media feeding frenzy. nothing can command them more than the intersection of race and politics. could this be another teachable moment? or are we in the d.c. chattering class mature enough to be taught anything on this topic right now? plus, careful what you wish for. the net roots were among candidate barack obama s biggest supporters now among those most disappointed in him. t
correspondent who became president obama s health care spokeswoman-s returning to journalism. did her white house experience change her view of the press? we ll ask her. we spend so much time analyzing and sometimes psychoanalyzing obama, but few journalists have taken an in-depth look at his life. this morning new yorker editor david rumnik on writing the biography of a president who s already written two memoirs himself. plus fact checking and the question no male anchor would have dared ask sarah palin. i m howard kurtz, and this is reliable sources. journalists have long been accustomed to reporting on oval office speeches involving military conflicts, iraq, afghanistan, vietnam, and this one certainly sounded like a declaration of war. and tonight i ve returned from a trip to the gulf coast to speak with you about the battle we re waging. one that we will be fighting for months and even years. to lay out for you what our battle plan is going forward. i ve autho
michael jackson s personal doctor will surrender to authorities when dr. conrad mur xbrikted to turn himself in and what we know about possible charges. sarah palin says a 2012 presidential run is not out of the question. what she told tea party nation including her dig on president obama. also, toyota about to issue another recall. a japanese report says it s going to happen because of brake problems with the prius. what you need to know if you own one. oh, the monday after the super bowl. i hope you re doing well. i m christi paul. welcome to hln news and views. first and foremost, our eyes are on california. michael jackson s personal physician conrad murray will turn himself in this afternoon. that is what we ve heard. dr. murray s attorney says he ll surrender by 4:30 p.m. eastern. ted rollins is in l.a. with the latest. is it just a crazy scene out there again today as we await this? well, groundhog day last week, no rain. it s president and the. everybody is
we ll tell you how to do that with the registered dietician in to give us tips on what we need to be eating to still be slim for new year s. sounds good. also tucker barnes is with us this morning. he s keeping his eyes on a developing winter storm system out to the west. good morning, tucker. good morning. we have clouds out there and cool temperatures and we re setting the stage for wintery weather into the nighttime hours. let s start with a look at our hd radar and show you the storminess out to the west. and you re going to notice that there is a lot on the map. look at all of the rain showers. heavy rain down towards atlanta and snow on the north and west side of it, toward chicago. expecting very heavy snow over the next 24 hours into portions of iowa and minnesota. all of this is headed in our direction. and here in washington, it s predominantly going to be a rain event. let s push on and show you the winter storm and flood watch. it s mostly going to be a rain
and 7:00 eastern for more hardball. countdown with keith olbermann starts right now. which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? the bill? the first vote? cloture, saturday night, about 8:00? the childish republican threat, read it aloud. senator coburn may back off. the childish republican complaint? not so much. it s 2,074 pages. give me a break. and no pictures. the democrats hit back. the bill reduced to normal print would be as long as sarah palin s book. now available for $4.97. we reach out to our republican colleagues. we would like to work with them. but everyone should understand we re going to do a bill. but is there enough there there? our special guest, senator sheldon whitehouse. congressman anthony weiner, insurance industry whistleblower, wendell potter. the anti-defamation league crowns a new fearmonger in chief. this president i think has exposed himself as a guy over and over and over again who has a deep-seated hatred for